Railroad tie



July 2, '1929. G. s. DAVY ET AL 1.719.172

RAILROAD T IE File'd Nov` 8, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'Bjr/@Mm July 2, 1929- G. s. DAvY ET AL 1.719.172

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Application led November S, 1928. Serial No. $18,020,`

The present invention relates to railroad ties and the objectsand advantages thereof will becoineapparent from the following detail description taken in `conjunction with 5 the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a s ide elevation oithe tie einbodying the features of (nininvention,

Figure il is a top plan view thereof` Figure is a transverse section therel0 through taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure 1,

Figure fl is a fragmentary longitudinal horizontal section taken through one end of the tie substantially on the line Il fl of Fig- 15 ure l,

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail top plan vieiv of a portion o1 the tie Where the rail rests thereon,

Figure 6 is a detail longitudinal section 2o taken substantially on the line 6 6 of F igure 5,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail plan vievv ot the tie Where the rail rests thereon shoiving the saine with the clamp removed, and 'Figure 8 is a detail transverse section taken substantially on the line 8 8 oi. Figure 7.

` Referring to the drawings in detail it Will be seen thatthe numeral 5 denotes an oblong body of concrete in which is iinbedded an This I benin A includes a vertically disposed 'web 6 extending longitudinally ot the body 5 and connecting together upper plate 7 and lower plate 8,the latter being narrower' than the iloriner.

The bottoni plate 8 is located just below the conter ot the vertical dimension and helow this plate 8 there is disposed reinforceinent 'iiuclrnliiig rectangular traine 9 and rod l0 With upstanding ends7 the rod l0 eX- tending longitudinally of the traine V9 along the center longitudinal dimension thereof and the traine 9 extends longitudinally of the body 5 and bed ot the body.

Portions a ot the plate 7 are exposed through the top of the body 5 so that rails may rest thereon and also so that clamps may be engaged therewith. The ends of the portions a are corrugated as indicated at 12, ilongitiulinally slotted as at 13, the slots at their outer ends terminating in enlarged `openings 14;. i y

Corresponding recesses 15 are provided below openings 14- in the body 5 and drain reinforces what vve terinthe l beam denoted generally by the letter rin.

openings 1G lead therefrom. These recesses 15 continue under the slots 13 tor arconnnodating the heads oit bolts 17'. Thus the heads ot the boltsI inay be placed through the openings lll and then the shanks ot the bolts slid into the slots .1.25. l

The body 5 is huinpcd up' *ardly as is in d icated at 1t) between the portions e and as at 2() beyond the portions a so as to cover the l beain except portions a and also torthe purpose of draining otli rain water and the like in an expeditious manner. Ulainp plates 22 have corrugated under faces 23 and the inner ends o1c these plates are ottiset upwardly to provide the bases ot' the rails resting on the portions a and are provided with openings to receive bolts 17 so that nuts 17 may be threaded ,thereon to clamp the plates 22 on the corrugated portion lQ with the overhanging portions 2st over the bases of the rail thus etliectively eliminating any danger oi' the clamp plate slipping on the plate and yet allowing tor any necessary iuljusllnent.

In this way it is permissible to tirnily engage the rails on the tie in an easy inanner yet in a thoroughly etlective, etlicicnt and reliable inanner.

From the above detailed description it Will be seen that ive have devised a railroad tie which is siinple in its constructioin strong and durable7 inexpensive 'to manufacture, and thoroughly edicient and reliable in usc.

The shape ot the tie as slimvn and de- 4scribed `protects all reinforcenlents 'from corrosion exceijit Where ,i'asteued to the .rail which parts are protecti-id with any ot the well known anti-rust cornpolnids. rlhe tastenings and the I bean] rein l'orccinents prevent the rails trein spreading, tipping over or getting out of proper gauge and are preventive o' the so-called sun kink.

It is thought that the construction,'utility and advantages of the tie Will noW be clearly understood by those skilled in this art witlb out a incre' detail description thereof. The present en'lbodiinent ot the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail nierely i`or the purposes of excinpliiication since in actualtnfactice it attains the tentures otI advantage enunieiated as desirable in the statenient of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes .in the details of construction, and in the combination portions 24 overhanging and arrangement of parts inoy be made Withont departing troni Jthe spirit and scope of ofinterniediate its ends and areuately at its ends at points spaced from the terminals of the central curved portion, said benin halving,l portions of its upper plate exposed through the top of the body between the Central and end curved portions to provide rail seats, and ruil clamping means engaging: said seats.

ln testimony whereof we uiix our signutures- GEORGE S. DAVY. RAPHAEL S. VINCENT. 

